台上一分钟，台下十年功

Traditional form:

臺上一分鐘，臺下十年功

Pinyin (reading):

táishàngyīfēnzhōng,táixiàshíniángōng

Definitions:

• ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)

Characters:

• 台 - platform; unit; term of address
• 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 分 - to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
• 钟 - clock; bell
• 台 - platform; unit; term of address
• 下 - below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
• 十 - ten, tenth; complete; perfect
• 年 - year; anniversary; a person's age
• 功 - achievement, good work; merit; service

Traditional characters:

• 臺 - platform; unit; term of address
• 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 分 - to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
• 鐘 - clock; bell
• 臺 - platform; unit; term of address
• 下 - below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
• 十 - ten, tenth; complete; perfect
• 年 - year; anniversary; a person's age
• 功 - achievement, good work; merit; service